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US investigators pursuing ShinyHunters, which stole FBI data, identified executives at two ransomware negotiation firms who had unusually close ties

U.S. federal investigators pursuing the ShinyHunters hacking group that recently stole highly sensitive data from the FBI …

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US investigators pursuing ShinyHunters, which stole FBI data, identified executives at two ransomware negotiation firms who had unusually close ties

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Krebs on Security: In PA, FBI agents arrested a co-founder of a Canadian cybersecurity firm specializing in ransomware negotiations, as part of the ShinyHunters investigation

Reuters: A sample of FBI data allegedly stolen by ShinyHunters includes granular detail on officials' job assignments on China, Russia, cartels, cyber, and other issues

404 Media: ShinyHunters claims it used an Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day to hack FBI-related services and steal employee and applicant data; it also defaced the FBI jobs site

Reuters: ShinyHunters member Saif al-Din Khader, aka "Rey," was detained in Jordan and is cooperating to identify other hackers involved in the FBI breach

New York Times: Internal memo: the FBI says it is "operating under the premise" that a threat actor stole PII of all staff; ShinyHunters set a Tuesday deadline tied to demands

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